After over a year away from typical concert volume levels, the hearing of band members and sound engineers has “adjusted to a controlled listening lifestyle.” This means that “getting the band back together” will require some extra care when it comes to the ears.
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Bayne will serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The appointment of Bayne fills the seat vacated by Juliet Tammenoms Bakker, following her resignation from the Board on June 9, 2021.
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Widex USA Inc announced Widex My Sound, a portfolio of AI features including a new solution that “instantly enables intelligent customization of the company’s Widex MOMENT hearing aids based on a users’ activity and listening intent.”
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Key sessions this year will cover adult rehab, pediatric assessment, tinnitus and hyperacusis, learning disabilities, vestibular assessment and management, technology and health policy updates, neuroscience, service delivery changes, leadership, cochlear implants, and careers support.
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Previous studies have shown that children with attention difficulties and/or ADHD solve cognitive tasks better when they are exposed to auditory white noise. However, this is the first time that such a link has been demonstrated between both visual and auditory white noise and cognitive abilities such as memory, reading, and non-word decoding in children with reading and writing difficulties.
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Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are studying the possibilities of using rotons in artificial materials. These computer-designed metamaterials, produced by ultra-precise 3D laser printing, might be used in the future to manipulate or direct sound in ways that have never been possible before.
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A team of University of Michigan researchers has developed a system that can inform a smart home—or listen for the signal that would turn on a smart speaker—without eavesdropping on audible sound.
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Neuroscience company Cognivue, Inc announced that its President and CEO, Tom O’Neill, has joined the Milken Institute’s Alliance to Improve Dementia Care Steering Committee.
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The American Speech-Language-Hearing (AHSA) announced appointments to its 2022 Board of Directors.
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The show was organized by the Beijing Society of Audiology, Starkey and other local manufacturers exhibited their latest products, remote services, and upcoming technologies.
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This complimentary educational event will focus on cognitive screening and the growing role of the audiologists and otolaryngologists within the larger cognitive health ecosystem.
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Following closure of the submission period, nominees will be put up for a public vote in September. Voting will be open for a 2-week period and submissions receiving the most votes within each subcategory will be declared winners.
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At Boston University (BU), a team of researchers is working to better understand how language and speech is processed in the brain, and how to best rehabilitate patients who have lost their ability to communicate due to brain damage caused by a stroke, trauma, or another type of brain injury.
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In a new study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have tried to address recent reports that sudden sensorineural hearing loss — a condition that occurs as a result of damage to the inner ear — has been suspected of being a potential side effect of the vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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The companies all commit to the science-based targets initiative, or SBTi, according to the announcement. SBTi is a partnership between Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF).
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